Question

emancipation proclamation
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emancipation proclamation
the emancipation proclamation was a proclamation made by abraham lincoln in 1863. this proclamation was about abolishing slavery in the united states, and after the turn of antietam in 1862. the emancipation proclamation stated that enslaved people in the confederate states were free. although it had no legal meaning, it made the civil war about slavery and put pressure on the south.
frederick douglass, freed slave and advisor to lincoln, pressured lincoln to make the civil war about slavery so great britain would back out. great britain, which banned slavery, refused to help the confederacy.
choose the correct answer
why did great britain refuse to help the confederacy?
they were secretly working with the union.
they opposed the south’s support of slavery.
they were afraid to go to war with america.

Explanation:

To determine why Great Britain refused to help the Confederacy, we analyze the context of the Emancipation Proclamation and British views on slavery. The Emancipation Proclamation framed the Civil War as a fight against slavery. Great Britain had abolished slavery and opposed the South’s support of it, so this influenced their refusal to aid the Confederacy. The other options are less accurate: there’s no evidence of secret Union - Britain cooperation, and fear of war with America is not the primary reason compared to moral/ideological opposition to slavery.

Answer:

They opposed the South’s support of slavery.